Report: Anthropic building predictive surveillance system targeting anti-AI activists
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-09-10
- Per a Polymarket post, Anthropic is reportedly building a "predictive" surveillance system to monitor anti-AI activists, in some cases alerting police before a crime occurs.
- The resharing account frames it with a Minority Report-style "seen this before" meme, invoking the preemptive-policing debate.
- The report is unconfirmed by Anthropic but has already sparked discussion about AI-company surveillance and civil liberties.
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